FOIA cant be used for the following:
The Michigan law defines "public record" to mean a writing which encompasses "handwriting, typewriting, printing, photographing, photocopying, and every other means of recording, and includes letters, words, pictures, sounds, or symbols, or combinations thereof, or other means of recording or retaining meaningful content) prepared, owned, used, in the possession of, or retained by a public body in the performance of an official function, from the time it is created." [SUP]
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edit] Exemptions[/h]Exceptions include:
- Computer software is not included in the definition of what a public record is.
- Personal information that would result in an invasion of privacy (15-243.1.A)
- Law enforcement investigations (15-243.1.B, S)
- Information that would jeopardize security at prisons (15-243.1.C)
- Trade secrets (15-243.1.F)
- Information given in the confidence of attorney client privilege (15-243.1.G)
- Medical Records (15-243.1.H, L)
- Appraisals for potential property acquisitions (15-243.1.J)
- Examination information (15-243.1.K)
- "Communications and notes within a public body or between public bodies of an advisory nature to the extent that they cover other than purely factual materials and are preliminary to a final agency determination of policy or action. This exemption does not apply unless the public body shows that in the particular instance the public interest in encouraging frank communication between officials and employees of public bodies clearly outweighs the public interest in disclosure" (15-243.1.M)
- Information that would jeopardize security of individuals or infrastructure (15-243.1.N, U, Y)
- Archaeological information (15-243.1.O)
- Academic transcripts and personal information of students (15-243.1.Q, X)
- Social security numbers (15-243.1.W)
